Armored Carp

Main appearance(s)

Other appearance(s)

Cost(s)

TotKTears of the Kingdom: 40 Rupees
AoIAge of Imprisonment: 5 Poes

Value(s)

BotWBreath of the Wild: 10 Rupees
TotKTears of the Kingdom: 10 Rupees
AoIAge of Imprisonment: 16 Rupees

Characteristic(s)

Restoring Hearts
Increasing Defense
Cooking Ingredient

Armored Carp are recurring Creatures and Items in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Biography

Breath of the Wild

057 (057Master Mode) Armored Carp	Description Calcium deposits in the scales of this ancient fish make them as hard as armor. Cooking it into a dish will fortify your bones, temporarily increasing your defense.
	Common Locations Lanayru Great Spring East Necluda

Hearts Recovered	Cooking Effects Defense Up

Armored Carp are a type of Fish found in bodies of freshwater throughout Hyrule. Large deposits of calcium within their scales cause them to be as hard as armor. Because of this, Cooking them into a Meal will grant the consumer Defense Up.^[1] Once caught, they can be eaten raw to heal one Heart to Link's Life Gauge. Alternatively, they can be exposed to Fire to turn into Roasted Carp or frozen into Frozen Carp.

Like other Fish, Armored Carp can be Cooked to make the following Meals:

Item	Fish Skewer
Ingredients	Any Fish
Item	Fish and Mushroom Skewer
Ingredients	Any Fish Any Mushroom
Item	Salt-Grilled Fish
Ingredients	Rock Salt Any Fish or Snail

Item	Ingredients
Fish Skewer	Any Fish
Fish and Mushroom Skewer	Any Fish Any Mushroom
Salt-Grilled Fish	Rock Salt Any Fish or Snail

Armored Carp also count as Seafood when making the following Meals:

Item	Creamy Seafood Soup
Ingredients	Any Seafood Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower (except Carrots or Pumpkins) Fresh Milk Rock Salt
Item	Fish Pie
Ingredients	Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter Rock Salt Any Seafood
Item	Glazed Seafood
Ingredients	Courser Bee Honey Any Seafood
Item	Gourmet Meat and Seafood Fry
Ingredients	Any Gourmet Meat Any Seafood
Item	Meat and Seafood Fry
Ingredients	Any Meat Any Seafood
Item	Monster Stew
Ingredients	Any Meat Any Seafood Monster Extract
Item	Pepper Seafood
Ingredients	Spicy Pepper Any Seafood
Item	Prime Meat and Seafood Fry
Ingredients	Any Prime Meat Any Seafood
Item	Seafood Meunière
Ingredients	Any Seafood (except Porgy or Salmon) Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter
Item	Seafood Rice Balls
Ingredients	Hylian Rice Any Seafood
Item	Copious Seafood Skewers
Ingredients	Any Seafood (4 different kinds)
Item	Steamed Fish
Ingredients	Any Seafood Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower

Item	Ingredients
Creamy Seafood Soup	Any Seafood Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower (except Carrots or Pumpkins) Fresh Milk Rock Salt
Fish Pie	Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter Rock Salt Any Seafood
Glazed Seafood	Courser Bee Honey Any Seafood
Gourmet Meat and Seafood Fry	Any Gourmet Meat Any Seafood
Meat and Seafood Fry	Any Meat Any Seafood
Monster Stew	Any Meat Any Seafood Monster Extract
Pepper Seafood	Spicy Pepper Any Seafood
Prime Meat and Seafood Fry	Any Prime Meat Any Seafood
Seafood Meunière	Any Seafood (except Porgy or Salmon) Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter
Seafood Rice Balls	Hylian Rice Any Seafood
Copious Seafood Skewers	Any Seafood (4 different kinds)
Steamed Fish	Any Seafood Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower

Tears of the Kingdom

62 Armored Carp	Description Calcium deposits in the scales of this ancient fish make them as hard as armor. Cooking it into a dish will fortify your bones, temporarily increasing your defense.
	Common Locations East Necluda Lanayru Great Spring
Recoverable Materials Armored Carp

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Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

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Age of Imprisonment

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland English^BRBritish	Armored Carp ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[5]
Japan Japanese	ヨロイゴイ (Yoroi goi) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[6] ヨロイゴイ (Yoroi Goi) ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The People's Republic of China Chinese^SISimplified	铠甲鲤鱼 (Kǎijiǎlǐyú) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[7] 铠甲鲤鱼 (Kǎijiǎ lǐyú) ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[8]
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China Chinese^{TRTraditional}	鎧甲鯉魚 (Kǎijiǎ lǐyú) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[9]
The Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch	Schildkarper ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[10]^[11]^[12]	Shield CarpEditor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
Canada French^CACanadian	Carpe armo ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[13]^[14]
The French Republic French^EUEuropean	Carpe armo ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[15]^[16]
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Rüstungskarpfen ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[17]
The Italian Republic Italian	Carpa corazzata ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[18]^[19]
The Republic of Korea Korean	갑옷잉어 (Gabosingeo) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[20] 갑옷잉어 ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The Federative Republic of Brazil Portuguese^BRBrazilian	Carpa blindada ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[21]
The Russian Federation Russian	Латный сазан (Latnyy sazan) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[22]
Latin America Spanish^{LALatin American}	Carpa acorazada ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[23]
The Kingdom of Spain Spanish^EUEuropean	Carpa robusta ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[24] Carpa acorazada ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

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Age of Calamity
Armored Carp icon

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Armored Carp
Calcium deposits in the scales of this ancient fish make them as hard as armor. Cooking it into a dish will fortify your bones, temporarily increasing your defense. — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Armored Carp
Calcium deposits in the scales of this ancient fish make them as hard as armor. Cooking it into a dish will fortify your bones, temporarily increasing your defense. — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Armored Carp
Calcium deposits in the scales of this ancient fish make them as hard as armor. Eating the fish is rumored to encourage strong bones. — Material (Age of Calamity)
↑ Armored Carp
Calcium deposits in the scales of this fish make them hard as armor, and also fortify your bones. — Materials (Age of Imprisonment)
↑ Armored Carp — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, British English version)
↑ ヨロイゴイ — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Japanese version)
↑ 铠甲鲤鱼 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Simplified Chinese version)
↑ 铠甲鲤鱼 — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, Simplified Chinese version)
↑ 鎧甲鯉魚 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Traditional Chinese version)
↑ Schildkarper — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Dutch version)
↑ Schildkarper — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Schildkarper — Material (Age of Calamity, Dutch version)
↑ Carpe armo — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Canadian French version)
↑ Carpe armo — Material (Age of Calamity, Canadian French version)
↑ Carpe armo — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European French version)
↑ Carpe armo — Material (Age of Calamity, European French version)
↑ Rüstungskarpfen — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, German version)
↑ Carpa corazzata — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Italian version)
↑ Carpa corazzata — Material (Age of Calamity, Italian version)
↑ 갑옷잉어 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Korean version)
↑ Carpa blindada — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Brazilian Portuguese version)
↑ Латный сазан — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Russian version)
↑ Carpa acorazada — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Latin American Spanish version)
↑ Carpa robusta — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European Spanish version)

[BotW_Inventory-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Armored Carp
Calcium deposits in the scales of this ancient fish make them as hard as armor. Cooking it into a dish will fortify your bones, temporarily increasing your defense. — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)

[TotK_Inventory-2] Armored Carp
Calcium deposits in the scales of this ancient fish make them as hard as armor. Cooking it into a dish will fortify your bones, temporarily increasing your defense. — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)

[AoC_Material-3] Armored Carp
Calcium deposits in the scales of this ancient fish make them as hard as armor. Eating the fish is rumored to encourage strong bones. — Material (Age of Calamity)

[AoI_Materials-4] Armored Carp
Calcium deposits in the scales of this fish make them hard as armor, and also fortify your bones. — Materials (Age of Imprisonment)

[nomenclature-ref-1-5] Armored Carp — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, British English version)

[nomenclature-ref-2-6] ヨロイゴイ — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Japanese version)

[nomenclature-ref-3-7] 铠甲鲤鱼 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Simplified Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-4-8] 铠甲鲤鱼 — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, Simplified Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-5-9] 鎧甲鯉魚 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Traditional Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-6-10] Schildkarper — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Dutch version)

[nomenclature-ref-7-11] Schildkarper — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)

[nomenclature-ref-8-12] Schildkarper — Material (Age of Calamity, Dutch version)

[nomenclature-ref-9-13] Carpe armo — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Canadian French version)

[nomenclature-ref-10-14] Carpe armo — Material (Age of Calamity, Canadian French version)

[nomenclature-ref-11-15] Carpe armo — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European French version)

[nomenclature-ref-12-16] Carpe armo — Material (Age of Calamity, European French version)

[nomenclature-ref-13-17] Rüstungskarpfen — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, German version)

[nomenclature-ref-14-18] Carpa corazzata — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Italian version)

[nomenclature-ref-15-19] Carpa corazzata — Material (Age of Calamity, Italian version)

[nomenclature-ref-16-20] 갑옷잉어 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Korean version)

[nomenclature-ref-17-21] Carpa blindada — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Brazilian Portuguese version)

[nomenclature-ref-18-22] Латный сазан — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Russian version)

[nomenclature-ref-19-23] Carpa acorazada — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Latin American Spanish version)

[nomenclature-ref-20-24] Carpa robusta — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European Spanish version)

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Armored Carp

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